‘Jupiter’ fails to ascend on any level
By Bob Bloom “Jupiter Ascending” is embarrassingly bad. It’s a mediocre work from the brother-sister tandem of Andy and Lana Wachowski. The film is unfocused; […]
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I am the former movie critic and Blu-ray/DVD reviewer at the Journal & Courier in Lafayette, Ind. Prior to that, I wrote movie reviews for The Dispatch in Columbus, Ohio, and The Sun in Springfield, Ohio. I am a film collector, who enjoys serials, B-Westerns, classic horror films as well as contemporary features.
‘Alice’ focuses on emotional toll of Alzheimer’s
By Bob Bloom “Still Alice” is a horror story that contains neither ghouls nor goblins. It does, however, feature an invisible, insidious monster that eats […]
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New to View: Creepy Gyllenhaal shines in dark ‘Nightcrawler’
By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Feb. 10: Nightcrawler (Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet) Details: 2014, Universal Studios […]
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Academy Award-nominated shorts will broaden your film options
By Bob Bloom The 2014 crop of Academy Award-nominated shorts in the animated and live-action categories are an eclectic group of films worth seeing. It’s […]
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